Librarians and booksellers weighed in on my call for great covers on books featuring protagonists of color. According to the experts, pictured below are several jackets popular with teens in many different kinds of communities (scroll down to see the cover art.)
Please note I'm not making any statement on the literary quality of these books (in fact, they differ quite a bit in writing style and substance), just their popularity based on the covers. Does anything strike you about the covers? Why would these kinds of designs draw teens?
If you sell or circulate books to young adults, feel free to add titles in the comments. Tune in on Monday, when I review the poll and share some lessons learned.
Please note I'm not making any statement on the literary quality of these books (in fact, they differ quite a bit in writing style and substance), just their popularity based on the covers. Does anything strike you about the covers? Why would these kinds of designs draw teens?
If you sell or circulate books to young adults, feel free to add titles in the comments. Tune in on Monday, when I review the poll and share some lessons learned.
BOOKS PICTURED BELOW:
THE SKIN I'M IN by Sharon Flake
CODETALKER by Joseph Bruchac
BLUFORD HIGH series by Anne Schraff and Paul Langan
DRAMA HIGH series by L. Divine
KIMANU TRU series by various authors
ROMIETTE AND JULIO by Sharon Draper
LIAR by Justine Larbalestier
EXTRAS by Scott Westerfeld
SUNRISE OVER FAJULLAH by Walter Dean Myers
BALL DON'T LIE by Matt de la Peña
AFTER TUPAC AND D. FOSTER by Jacqueline Woodson
SUCKERPUNCH by David Hernandez
CONFETTI GIRL by Diana López
MY LIFE AS A RHOMBUS by Varian Johnson
GRAFFITI GIRL by Kelly Parra
HATERS by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
THE FIRST PART LAST by Angela Johnson
SHE'S SO MONEY by Cherry Cheva
PERFECT CHEMISTRY by Simone Elkeles
ADIOS TO ALL THE DRAMA by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
TYRELL by Coe Booth
ALL ABOUT US series by Shelly Adina